The Rehabilitation Medicine Service is staffed by registered nurses, the majority of whom are certified rehabilitation nurses. Nursing aides assist the nurses by working closely with each patient, the patient's family and the rest of the professional team at every stage of rehabilitation.

Nurses help patients to apply the motor skills that they are learning in physical and occupational therapy to practical tasks. Encouraging patients to practice and perfect everyday activities such as dressing, bathing, and eating, these nurses also help patients learn to administer their own medications and treatments.

Nurses are invaluable for the emotional support they provide patients, who are learning to cope with illness or disability. Working with patients on any number of issues, including the management of bladder or bowel dysfunctions or adjustments to sexual difficulties, nurses also work to develop discharge plans, which address how each patient will make the transition back to life outside the hospital.